Thomas Fersen « Comme on quitte un imperméable »

On October 16, 2026 at La Scala in Paris, Thomas Fersen presents Like Taking Off a Raincoat, an evening conceived as a narrative told in song. A singer-songwriter and chronicler of everyday scenes, he unfurls his tales with that singular way of making characters, animals and anti-heroes emerge, moving between parlando and melodies that catch the ear. The title signals a transformation: a night in which one follows a narrative thread, adopts new guises with each verse, and slips from one tableau to the next without resorting to cheap effects.

On stage, Fersen establishes his universe in subtle strokes: precise vocabulary, punchy rhymes, and images that take shape to the rhythm of the choruses. He cultivates intimacy, favors direct address and storytelling, and blurs the line between concert and theatre without losing his taste for song. One finds his calm voice, his clever detours and his taste for modern fables, between popular figures and details that hit the mark. Like Taking Off a Raincoat promises a clear journey through his art of storytelling, combining new songs with numbers drawn from his repertoire for an immersion in his writing and sense of narrative.